Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience
About The Position
We’re representing a venture-backed AI company building a global product network that enables governments and enterprises to create a more resilient, secure, and transparent global trade ecosystem. Their platform combines large-scale data, AI systems, and cloud-native infrastructure to power mission-critical workflows across commercial and government environments. As the company scales, developer productivity and platform reliability are strategic priorities. The Developer Experience team plays a central role in ensuring engineers can move quickly, build confidently, and ship reliably across a complex, multi-cloud environment.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience across software engineering and infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps.
- Strong architectural skills—able to design robust systems beyond simple automation scripts.
- Deep experience with CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, Buildkite, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI).
- Proficiency in Golang and/or Python for tooling and automation development.
- Experience working within large-scale monorepos and understanding their operational challenges.
- Production experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native patterns.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Deep understanding of build systems, dependency management, and performance optimization strategies.
- Strong debugging skills across application and infrastructure layers.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills with cross-team collaboration experience.
- High ownership and ability to operate independently in evolving environments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Buildkite specifically.
- Familiarity with GitHub Enterprise Cloud administration and GitHub Apps.
- Experience implementing build caching strategies (remote caching, incremental builds).
- Experience measuring and improving developer productivity metrics.
- Experience designing tooling across multiple cloud providers or isolated environments.
- Understanding of software supply chain security and secure CI/CD practices.
Responsibilities
- Optimize build performance and CI/CD pipelines, reducing build times and improving reliability.
- Design and implement improvements to pre-commit checks, PR workflows, and code review processes.
- Architect and build internal tooling, CLIs, and automation that streamline developer workflows.
- Design patterns and abstractions that work consistently across multi-cloud environments, including deployments with heightened security constraints.
- Improve local development environments to enable fast iteration with minimal friction.
- Instrument and monitor developer workflows to identify bottlenecks and drive measurable improvements.
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to understand pain points and translate them into platform capabilities.
- Contribute to the evolution of monorepo strategy, including dependency management, testing patterns, and code organization.
- Evaluate and integrate new technologies that improve developer productivity and operational efficiency.
- Success in this role means faster feedback loops, higher build reliability, and engineers who spend more time solving customer problems rather than fighting infrastructure.
Benefits
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Paid parental leave (up to 26 weeks for birthing parents)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage (including 100% employer-paid HDHP option with HSA contribution)
- Life, disability, and AD&D insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings program
- Commuter benefits
- Wellness benefits (including Calm subscription)
- Pet insurance and telehealth support
- Employee Assistance Program
- Dependent Care FSA
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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